As you have probably heard by now, negotiations between Ron Paul and a fan site that owns the domain name ronpaul.com has took a surprising and unfortunate turn. Naturally, Ron Paul, now retired from Congress and ready to move on to new projects, wants ronpaul.com. But the owners of ronpaul.com have a long established website and demanded a steep price to give up their domain. Negotiations have apparently failed and now Ron Paul is taking legal action, by filing a complaint with the UNís WIPO.

Several important points need to be made. Both sides are now in the wrong, for different reasons. Letís walk through this step by step...